Janet Marania Teyiaa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: We understand that military personnel do a lot of international relation in their studies because we always say that diplomacy is the first line of defence. Therefore, the military personnel are taught a lot on foreign diplomacy. This Defence Co-operation will be very instrumental in strengthening bilateral relation between the two states: Kenya and South Africa. view
• 6 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Members at the Dispatch Box need to consult in low tones. view
• 6 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I was saying that the Agreement also provides for a framework for parties to collaborate The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 6 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: in the field of defence industries like infrastructure in a mutually beneficial manner. There is a famous word called “military modernisation”. This is matching the equipment, facilities and infrastructure with the ever changing technological advancement. This Agreement provides a framework on how the two states will collaborate in military industry. view
• 6 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: The scope and goals of the Defence Co-operation are included but are not limited to development and implementation of security and defence policy because every country must have a security and defence policy. The exchange of military information on matters agreed upon are subject to any restriction of national security because there is also national sovereignty. Therefore, as much as we share information, each country retains its right of withholding some information that is for the benefit of its national security. view
• 6 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: There is also the issue of encouragement and facilitation of industrial co-operation between the respective industries in the fields of defence related work. That is in terms of research, development and procurement of defence equipment. As I said earlier, that is an issue of benefitting from research on this defence infrastructure. Military medical health service is also described in the Agreement. It is so specific in some of the clauses. Let me very quickly check the Article that talks about medical service. It is in Article 12 of the Agreement. It outlines the medical procedures which relate to the Agreement. ... view
• 6 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: There is also the counter piracy and other maritime safety activities which are explained in the Agreement. Article 7 of the Agreement establishes Joint Defence Committee (JDC) which will oversee the implementation of all arrangements arising from this Agreement. Therefore, it is supposed to meet once every two years alternating between the two countries. The terms of reference and the secretariat of this JDC are established for that purpose. So, the implementation of this Defence Co-operation will be through a JDC. view
• 6 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: I want to talk about Article 8 of the Agreement where members of the armed forces of the sending nation will respect the compensation of nearby communities where these troops or personnel will be doing the operation. As I said earlier, this is very important. It is outlined clearly in Article 8. It outlines matters to be adhered to with regard to the community relation. It says that the members of the armed forces of the sending nation will respect the tradition, customs and culture of the communities adjacent to the host nation defence institutions. Their service authorities will ensure ... view
• 6 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I do not want to talk much about it because it is very clear, but as I have said, if approved by this House, it is going to join a long list of defence The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 6 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: agreements that Kenya currently has with other states some of which I mentioned earlier in my contribution. view